Friday, July 14, 2017 7:24 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia
| Damian Salas | 2,600,000 | 400,000  |
| Ben Lamb | 2,000,000 | -50,000  |
| Randy Lew | 1,575,000 | -45,000 |
| Shyam Srinivasan | 1,450,000 | 200,000 |
| Greg Mueller | 1,350,000 | 100,000 |
| Jake Bazeley | 1,295,000 | 115,000 |
| Ryan Franklin | 1,250,000 | 840,000 |
| David Pham | 960,000 | 170,000 |
| Dominik Nitsche | 900,000 | -420,000 |
| Sam Phillips | 900,000 | 328,000 |
| Hans Winzeler | 885,000 | 718,000 |
| Andy Hwang | 730,000 | 165,000 |
| Ian Johns | 545,000 | -305,000 |
| Andrey Zaichenko | 525,000 | -115,000 |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 0 | -320,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 7:22 PM Local Time
Mike Gorodinsky Eliminated
Paul Otto:
Mike Gorodinsky:
The flop came and the turn was the , giving Gorodinsky a straight-flush draw. The river was an off-suit , giving Otto top pair and eliminating Mike Gorodinsky.
| Paul Otto | 1,750,000 | 1,457,000 |
| Mike Gorodinsky | 0 | -590,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 7:22 PM Local Time
Maimone Applying Pressure
Matthew Moss raised to 27,000 from early position, the cutoff called, and Nick Maimone called from the button.
The flop fell and Moss checked. The cutoff bet 65,000, Maimone called, and Moss folded.
The turn brought the and the cutoff checked to Maimone who bet what looked like 103,000. After some thought, the cutoff folded and Maimone took the pot.
| Nick Maimone | 2,800,000 | 500,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 7:18 PM Local Time
Randy Lew Wins Preflop Raising War
After a player in early position opened with a raise and Randy Lew called from middle position, Ben Lamb three-bet to 110,000 on the button. The initial raiser called and Lew put together a four-bet to 370,000.
Lamb tanked for a couple minutes, looking like he really wanted to make a move, but decided to throw his cards away. The player in early position didn't waste much time before folding as well and Lew picked up a chunk of chips.
| Ben Lamb | 2,050,000 | -310,000 |
| Randy Lew | 1,620,000 | 340,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 7:12 PM Local Time
Some Updated Chip Counts from Amazon
| Nick Maimone | 2,300,000 | 390,000 |
| Eyal Maaravi | 2,010,000 | 1,208,000 |
| Steven McKoy | 1,930,000 | 1,930,000 |
| Sofia Lovgren | 1,380,000 | -170,000 |
| Marcel Luske | 1,280,000 | 143,000 |
| Ibrahim Nasief | 1,120,000 | -80,000 |
| Matthew Moss | 1,080,000 | -400,000 |
| Jared Jaffee | 690,000 | -90,000 |
| Jeff Lisandro | 450,000 | -35,000 |
| Felipe Ramos | 190,000 | -26,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 7:12 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts From Amazon Gold: JP Kelly Crosses Two Million
| JP Kelly | 2,160,000 | 0 |
| Robin William | 1,910,000 | 1,543,000 |
| Alessandro Borsa | 1,810,000 | -40,000 |
| Michael Ruane | 1,680,000 | 550,000 |
| Chris Wallace | 1,610,000 | 1,180,000 |
| Hiren Patel | 1,450,000 | 409,000 |
| Kevin Calenzo | 1,400,000 | 472,000 |
| Davidi Kitai | 1,025,000 | 155,000 |
| Bryan Piccioli | 1,000,000 | -50,000 |
| Daniel Chan | 660,000 | -480,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 7:11 PM Local Time
Schwarmann's Suited Connectors
There was a raise to 29,000 from early position and Nick Schwarmann three-bet to 76,000 from middle position. The action folded back around to the original raiser who made a four-bet to 200,000. Schwarmann called and the flop came .
Schwarmann's opponent jammed all in for around 360,000 and he quickly called. Schwarmann tabled for a pair and straight draw, and was up against his opponent's overpair of .
The turn was the and Schwarmann turned his opponent dead. The insignificant completed the board and Schwarmann eliminated his opponent.
| Nick Schwarmann | 1,670,000 | 680,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 7:09 PM Local Time
Blumstein Barreling
In a pot that looked to have seen multiple raises before the flop, Scott Blumstein bet 125,000 in the small blind after hit the felt. An opponent on the button called, and the turn was an . Blumstein fired again for around 200,000 and took it down after a quick fold.
| Scott Blumstein | 2,240,000 | 284,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 7:05 PM Local Time
Tomas Soderstrom Folds River
Tomas Soderstrom raised from middle position and Yo-Seb Rhee three-bet to 57,000. Soderstrom called.
The flop came . Soderstrom check-called a bet of 65,000 on the flop, and then both players checked the turn.
The river was the and Soderstrom checked again. Rhee bet 135,000 and Soderstrom folded.
| Tomas Soderstrom | 1,290,000 | 590,000 |
| Yo-Seb Rhee | 1,200,000 | 50,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 7:05 PM Local Time
New Secondary Feature Table Lineup
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
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| Amazon | 3 | 1 | Amir Kaikhah | United States | 1,300,000 |
| Amazon | 3 | 2 | Minh Ly | United States | 573,000 |
| Amazon | 3 | 3 | Travis Lutes | United States | 284,000 |
| Amazon | 3 | 4 | Robert Correa | United States | 306,000 |
| Amazon | 3 | 5 | Lue Huang | United States | 174,000 |
| Amazon | 3 | 6 | Shawn Daniels | United States | 1,200,000 |
| Amazon | 3 | 7 | Julien Ehrhardt | France | 206,000 |
| Amazon | 3 | 8 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 691,000 |
| Amazon | 3 | 9 | Mickey Craft | United States | 3,161,000 |
| Mickey Craft | 3,161,000 | 61,000 |
| Amir Kaikhah | 1,300,000 | 1,131,000 |
| Shawn Daniels | 1,200,000 | 758,000 |
| Jack Sinclair | 691,000 | 228,000 |
| Minh Ly | 573,000 | 297,000 |
| Robert Correa | 306,000 | 122,000 |
| Travis Lutes | 284,000 | -209,000 |
| Julien Ehrhardt | 206,000 | -44,000 |
| Lue Huang | 174,000 | -175,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 7:04 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts in Brasilia
| Joe Hanrahan | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Sammy Lafleur | 1,985,000 | 485,000 |
| Derek Bowers | 1,860,000 | 484,000 |
| Eoghan O'Dea | 1,750,000 | 230,000 |
| Miltiadis Kyriakides | 1,534,000 | 454,000 |
| Henry Tran | 1,240,000 | -290,000 |
| Kathy Liebert | 1,170,000 | 445,000 |
| Bryan Piccioli | 1,050,000 | 764,000 |
| Jesse Vilchez | 930,000 | 832,000 |
| Chip Jett | 610,000 | 272,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 587,000 | 412,000 |
| Rachid Ben Cherif | 510,000 | -150,000 |
| Alan Snow | 250,000 | -235,000 |
| Aaron Massey | 220,000 | -102,000 |
| Melanie Weisner | 207,000 | -123,000 |
| Raj Vohra | 120,000 | -400,000 |
| Andre Akkari | 70,000 | -66,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 6:57 PM Local Time
Randy Pisane Sends One Home
A player in middle position raised to 27,000, Sofia Lovgren called from the cutoff, and Randy Pisane three-bet from the button to 80,000. The small blind four-bet shoved for just under 400,000, the original raiser folded, Lovgren folded, and Pisane called to put the small blind at risk.
Pisane:
Small blind:
Pisane had a huge lead with the better pocket pair, and he was still best after the board ran out , so he took the pot to send his opponent to the cage and add to his rapidly growing stack.
| Randy Pisane | 2,950,000 | 2,950,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 6:52 PM Local Time
Christoph Vogelsang Runs Kings Into Michael Cloud's Aces
Christoph Vogelsang was all in for his last 250,000 in what appeared to be a four-bet pot and was called by Michael Cloud.
Vogelsang was at risk with , well behind the of Cloud.
The board ran out and Cloud's set of aces was good to take down the pot and send Vogelsang to the rail.
| Michael Cloud | 1,200,000 | 841,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 0 | -120,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 6:49 PM Local Time
Liv Boeree Eliminates a Player; Finger Soaring
Shortly after being moved to the Brasilia room, Liv Boeree just eliminated a player when her held on a board.
Meanwhile, Martin Finger cited a strong showing at the end of last level, including a double and a big 600,000-chip pot where his held against . That's how he's now the proud owner of 1.7M chips.
| Martin Finger | 1,700,000 | 875,000 |
| Liv Boeree | 750,000 | 340,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 6:44 PM Local Time
Bond Over Kuipers
Matt Bond bet 85,000 from the big blind on a board, and Pim Kuipers made it 185,000 in the cutoff. Bond called, and both players checked the river. Bond turned over and dragged the pot.
| Matt Bond | 1,300,000 | 716,000 |
| Pim Kuipers | 710,000 | -400,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 6:35 PM Local Time
Break Time Is Over
The players are back in their seats. There's just 120 minutes of play separating them from a well-earned dinner break. The blinds are still at 6,000/12,000 and the ante is still 2,000.
Friday, July 14, 2017 6:26 PM Local Time
Pay Jump! Eliminated From 478th - 540th Place ($24,867)
The following players have been eliminated between 478th and 540th place earning $24,867. Notables joining them include John Krpan, Bernard Lee, Nick Petrangelo, Perry Friedman, and Jesse Martin.
| Nicolau Villa Lobos | 0 | -120,000 |
| Michael Botwin | 0 | -315,000 |
| Salim Admon | 0 | -198,000 |
| David Kalet | 0 | -64,000 |
| Endre Sagstuen | 0 | -313,000 |
| Tyler Martin | 0 | -226,000 |
| Aneris Adomkevicius | 0 | -123,000 |
| Mark Gardner | 0 | -154,000 |
| Horacio Chaves Cortes | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Canan | 0 | -276,000 |
| Jesse Martin | 0 | 0 |
| Binh Hoang | 0 | -303,000 |
| Grzegorz Wyraz | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bernabe | 0 | -387,000 |
| Perry Friedman | 0 | 0 |
| David Powers | 0 | -300,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Anthony | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Kaplan | 0 | -293,000 |
| Jeff Frerichs | 0 | -425,000 |
| Javier Garcirreynaldos | 0 | 0 |
| Jarufe Farah | 0 | -157,000 |
| Zhuoyang Min | 0 | -263,000 |
| Jake Toole | 0 | -81,000 |
| Eyal Eshkar | 0 | -405,000 |
| Dario Delpiano | 0 | -428,000 |
| Nicholas Immekus | 0 | -281,000 |
| Chris Overgard | 0 | -793,000 |
| Mohammad Farah | 0 | -418,000 |
| Dieter Good | 0 | -173,000 |
| David Ormsby | 0 | -1,206,000 |
| Travis Hartshorn | 0 | -400,000 |
| Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | 0 | -230,000 |
| Stoyan Obreshkov | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Keown | 0 | -278,000 |
| Mikhail Korotkikh | 0 | -720,000 |
| Artem Kobylynskyi | 0 | -433,000 |
| Mark Liedtke | 0 | -343,000 |
| Mike McClain | 0 | -318,000 |
| Greg Dyer | 0 | -310,000 |
| Steve Rosen | 0 | -759,000 |
| Steven Kelly | 0 | -105,000 |
| Tom Dobrilovic | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Funke | 0 | -384,000 |
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 0 | -92,000 |
| Gregor Waltermann | 0 | -503,000 |
| Stephen Brown | 0 | -760,000 |
| Michael Hauptman | 0 | -248,000 |
| Bryan Rowland | 0 | -604,000 |
| Karel Havelka | 0 | -135,000 |
| Curtis Heron | 0 | 0 |
| John Grue | 0 | -127,000 |
| Michael Knobloch | 0 | -589,000 |
| Bernard Lee | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Martinez | 0 | -665,000 |
| Flaminio Malaguti | 0 | -162,000 |
| Kevin Williams | 0 | 0 |
| Paul De Froment | 0 | -185,000 |
| Jared Hamby | 0 | -230,000 |
| John Krpan | 0 | -434,000 |
| Wesley Cutshall | 0 | -400,000 |
| Remi Castaignon | 0 | -475,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 6:16 PM Local Time
Break Time
Players are going on a 20-minute break, after which there will be two more hours before the dinner break. Mickey Craft is back on top and will be heading to the feature table after the break.
Friday, July 14, 2017 6:15 PM Local Time
Pateychuk and Van Der Peijl Go to War
We found Wouter Van Der Peijl with 230,000 in front of him in middle position, engaged in a preflop raising war with Andrey Pateychuk, who was in late position. Pateychuk had made it 416,000, and Van Der Peijl finally backed down after some thought and mucked.
| Andrey Pateychuk | 1,880,000 | 170,000 |
| Wouter Van Der Peijl | 885,000 | -220,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 6:15 PM Local Time
Tough Spot for Saliba, Balsiger Benefits
Vivian Saliba bet 150,000 on the river of a board and Jake Balsiger check-raised all-in for 446,000.
Saliba went into the tank, only having about 515,000 herself. Several moments went by and eventually, Saliba tossed in a calling chip.
Balsiger tabled for a full house, besting Saliba's and the former November Niner doubled, leaving Saliba with crumbs.
| Jake Balsiger | 1,200,000 | 660,000 |
| Vivian Saliba | 65,000 | -282,000 |